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Read Southeast Nebraska 911 services went down after Lincoln data center fire
Southeast Nebraska 911 services went down after Lincoln data center fire

Southeast Nebraska 911 services went down after Lincoln data center fire

September 04, 2023 Nebraska

On Saturday, September 2, a fire at a data center in Lincoln, Nebraska, shut down 911 services in the state's southeast. According to reports, the data center in issue was a Windstream facility in Lincoln. A transformer shorted and exploded due to a fire in the data center, cutting power to the...

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Read Northern Ohio will see the construction of a 600-acre data center
Northern Ohio will see the construction of a 600-acre data center

Northern Ohio will see the construction of a 600-acre data center

September 01, 2023 Ohio

A data center construction is proposed for the northern Ohio region outside Toledo. The Blade reports that preparations are underway to locate a data center on hundreds of acres in Middleton Township, west of Interstate 75 and near the intersection of State Routes 582 and 25. Details regarding...

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Read Texas-based Valero payments data center for sale
Texas-based Valero payments data center for sale

Texas-based Valero payments data center for sale

August 03, 2023 Texas

Energy company Valero's office and data center space is up for sale in Texas. Williams & Co Real Estate has the Valero Credit Card Ops Center at 7201 Canyon Drive in Amarillo listed for sale with a Triple Net Lease (NNN) tenant. The price listed is $6,295,000. The 2003-built,...

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Read Ericsson sets up a 5G site in Texas powered by solar energy
Ericsson sets up a 5G site in Texas powered by solar energy

Ericsson sets up a 5G site in Texas powered by solar energy

July 14, 2023 Texas

Ericsson has announced that it has set up a 5G site in Texas powered by solar energy. Located in Plano, Texas, the site can be fully operated by solar energy and supported by integrated Lithium-ion batteries, for up to 24 hours. The Plano site includes Ericsson's Massive MIMO radio configuration,...

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Read Mubadala of Abu Dhabi, together with KKR, invested in CoolIT
Mubadala of Abu Dhabi, together with KKR, invested in CoolIT

Mubadala of Abu Dhabi, together with KKR, invested in CoolIT

July 06, 2023 Abu Dhabi

The Mubadala Investment Company of Abu Dhabi disclosed earlier this year that it had invested in liquid cooling company CoolIT. In May 2023, the company invested alongside KKR in the Canadian company, with the latter acquiring the majority of the cooling business. The terms of the acquisition...

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Read Work begins on a data facility in Lincoln, Nebraska
Work  begins on a data facility in Lincoln, Nebraska

Work begins on a data facility in Lincoln, Nebraska

June 08, 2023 Nebraska

Lincoln, Nebraska, looks to have seen the start of construction on a data center campus that was first proposed in 2019. According to the Lincoln Journal Star, the project appears to be progressing, with some excavation occurring in recent months. In July 2019, Agate LLC filed for a 600...

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Read Soluna's Project Dorothy Data Center Receives Approval to Go Live from ERCOT
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Soluna's Project Dorothy Data Center Receives Approval to Go Live from ERCOT

April 25, 2023 Texas

The manufacturer of green data centers for Bitcoin mining and other intensive computing, Soluna Computing, Inc., announced yesterday that it had received final authorization from ERCOT for powering Project Dorothy, its flagship data center in Texas, with immediate effect. The last legal...

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Read TexAmericas Center announces initiative to develop green data center park
TexAmericas Center announces initiative to develop green data center park

TexAmericas Center announces initiative to develop green data center park

March 08, 2023 Texas

TexAmericas Center has announced its plan to develop green energy data centers, which it has said will be suitable for major companies eyeing expansion. The property pegged for this development has over 400 acres, which reports outline would be suitable for hyperscale, corporate, retail and...

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Read Citigroup Is Equipping Two Of Its Data Centers in Texas With Battery Rooms
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Citigroup Is Equipping Two Of Its Data Centers in Texas With Battery Rooms

February 06, 2023 Texas

CitiGroup is initiating two data center expansion projects in the Austin and Dallas-Fort Worth regions of Texas. Two applications for 'Battery Room Buildouts' have been submitted to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR). Its Georgetown Data Center is located at 201 Blue Ridge...

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Read Fort Worth Data Center For Sale Following Bankruptcy
Fort Worth Data Center For Sale Following Bankruptcy

Fort Worth Data Center For Sale Following Bankruptcy

February 02, 2023 Dallas

Following a bankruptcy filing, a recently converted data center is for auction. This week, Hilco Real Estate declared March 23, 2023, as the deadline for qualifying bids for the Chapter 11 bankruptcy sale of a newly converted flex industrial facility into a data center. Built in 2018 on a...

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Read Cryptomining begins at Odessa Data Center
Cryptomining begins at Odessa Data Center

Cryptomining begins at Odessa Data Center

December 02, 2022 Texas

Cipher Mining, Inc., a U.S.-based bitcoin mining company, has begun bitcoin mining operations at its Odessa data center in Texas."We are delighted to announce that our Odessa data center has begun bitcoin mining operations just 10 months after we broke ground at the site," said Tyler Page, CEO....

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Read Genesis Digital Assets commences work on new 40MW mining data center
Genesis Digital Assets commences work on new 40MW mining data center

Genesis Digital Assets commences work on new 40MW mining data center

October 21, 2022 Texas

Genesis Digital Assets, has broken ground on a new data center in Glasscock county Texas. Comprising four buildings when complete, the new facility is expected to be finished and fully operational by December this year. According to the company, the facility will utilize its proprietary...

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Read Emerge to provide Khazna Data Centers with renewable energy from solar plant development
Emerge to provide Khazna Data Centers with renewable energy from solar plant development

Emerge to provide Khazna Data Centers with renewable energy from solar plant development

October 18, 2022 Abu Dhabi

Emerge, a joint venture (JV) between Masdar and EDF, has signed an agreement with Khazna Data Centers to provide it with renewable energy from a new solar plant development. The ground-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) plant will provide power to Khazna's new data center in Masdar City, providing...

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Read Arsenal Digital Holdings Acquires Data Center in Texas
Arsenal Digital Holdings Acquires Data Center in Texas

Arsenal Digital Holdings Acquires Data Center in Texas

October 03, 2022 Texas

Arsenal Digital Holdings has announced that it has an agreement in place to acquire a data center campus in Texas. The crypto mining holding firm didn’t reveal the terms of the deal nor the location of the site. However, it noted that the property sits on a 50-acre site. It also said the property...

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Read Land meant for data center infrastructure in Fort Worth rezoned
Land meant for data center infrastructure in Fort Worth rezoned

Land meant for data center infrastructure in Fort Worth rezoned

August 18, 2022 Texas

According to reports, a parcel of land in Fort Worth, Texas, has been rezoned for residential and light industrial developments. Previously, the 361 acres of land was set aside for digital infrastructure and data center development, however this was never capitalized on. Specifically, the land...

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Read TAAL & Lake Parime to deploy cryptomine at nuclear station
TAAL & Lake Parime to deploy cryptomine at nuclear station

TAAL & Lake Parime to deploy cryptomine at nuclear station

July 15, 2022 Ohio

TAAL and Lake Parime have announced their intention to deploy a new cryptomine facility by an unidentified nuclear power station in Ohio, following the signing of a hosting agreement between the two. Through the deal, 3,000 TAAL-owned S19J Pro bitcoin mining units, with a capacity of 10MW, will...

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Read ERCOT requests Bitcoin miners switch off to reduce energy consumption in extreme heatwave
ERCOT requests Bitcoin miners switch off to reduce energy consumption in extreme heatwave

ERCOT requests Bitcoin miners switch off to reduce energy consumption in extreme heatwave

July 15, 2022 Texas

Texas is currently experiencing record temperatures, with the state hitting triple figures last week. Waco, for example, reached 108F, beating the 104F high set a century ago back in 1917. Last month, for instance, over a third of those in the US were urged to stay inside. This news comes as...

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Read White Rock's flared gas cryptomine facility launches in Texas
White Rock's flared gas cryptomine facility launches in Texas

White Rock's flared gas cryptomine facility launches in Texas

July 04, 2022 Texas

Cryptomining firm White Rock Management has announced it is the latest company to decide to use flared gas to fuel its mining operations, launching its first US bitcoin mining operation in Texas' Brazos Valley region. This bitcoin mining facility will be powered using the oil well's excess...

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Read Atmos Energy and its natural gas-powered fuel cell
Atmos Energy and its natural gas-powered fuel cell

Atmos Energy and its natural gas-powered fuel cell

May 20, 2022 Texas

Atmos Energy has announced that it has installed a 460-kilowatt natural gas powered-fuel cell at its corporate data center, located in Dallas, Texas. According to the company, the fuel cell will be powered by methane-derived natural gas, which will be captured at landfills and livestock farms,...

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Read Lincoln Property Company & Harrison Street Form JV To Develop 144MW Campus
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Lincoln Property Company & Harrison Street Form JV To Develop 144MW Campus

May 19, 2022 Ohio

Investment and real estate firms Harrison Street and Lincoln Property Company plan to develop an industrial campus and data center in New Albany, Ohio. Both companies have formed a joint venture for this purpose. The JV has purchased a 190-acre site to develop a multipurpose technology and...

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